Operator's Manual

Thisisthemediumspeed.Thesuggestedusesforthisspeed
areasfollows:
•Bagging
•Mulching
Mow
Thisisthefastestspeed.Thesuggestedusesforthisspeed
areasfollows:
•Normalmowing
•Transportingthemachine
StoppingtheMachine
Tostopthemachine,movethetraction-controlleversto
neutral,andthenmovethemtothelockedposition,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andturnthekeytotheOFF
position.
Engagetheparkingbrakewhenyouleavethemachine;refer
toEngagingtheParkingBrake(page16).Rememberto
removethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovethekeyandengagetheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,ora
completegrass-catcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovetheblade-controlswitch
(PTO)totheOFFposition,rotatethekeytothe
OFFposition,andremovethekey.
•Makesurethatthegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Themachineisequippedwithafootpedaldeck-liftsystem.
Theoperatorcanusethefootpedaltoliftthedeckbrieyto
avoidobstaclesorlockthedeckinthehighestheightofcut
ortransportposition.Theoperatorcanusetheheight-of-cut
leverwiththefootpedaltolockthedeckinaspeciccutting
height.
UsingtheFootPedalDeck-LiftSystem
•Pressthedeck-liftpedaldowntoraisethedeck;continue
topressthepedaluntilthedecklocksinthetransport
position(Figure26).
•Pushonthedeck-liftpedalwithyourfootandpullthe
transportlockhandlerearwardtodisengagethetransport
lock(Figure26).
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Figure26
TransportLockPosition
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